It’s the history of business. How did Hitler’s favorite car become synonymous with hippies? What got Thomas Edison tangled up with the electric chair? Did someone murder the guy who invented the movies? Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith examine the surprising stories of businesses big and small and find out what you can learn from those who founded them.
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8 juli 2026
The Factory That Was Wiped Off The Map (From Cautionary Tales)
38 min
1 juli 2026
The Nobel Winners Who Almost Crashed the Economy
48 min
24 juni 2026
A Store Owner You Can Trust: John Wanamaker, Returns and the Price Tag
40 min
17 juni 2026
The Boy Scout Who Brought us the Age of Disruption
41 min
10 juni 2026
Ida Tarbell: The "Muckraker" Who Beat John D Rockefeller and Big Oil
46 min
3 juni 2026
"Time is Money": How Ben Franklin's Sayings Created American Capitalism and Grind Culture
44 min
27 maj 2026
The Founding Father Who Got Rich in the Revolution
48 min
20 maj 2026
The Dumbest Business Ever... Shipping Melting Ice to Calcutta.
47 min
13 maj 2026
The Match Maker Who Nearly Burned Down Wall Street
49 min
6 maj 2026
Did "Neutron" Jack Welch Nuke GE?
53 min
